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Aruvi

2017 · 122 min

A raw, emotional rollercoaster that shifts from gentle to furious, leaving you shaken and thoughtful.

Directed by
Arun Prabu Purushothaman
Genres
Drama
Starring
Aditi Balan, Shwetha Shekar, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy
Overview
A gentle girl born and brought up amidst the ever growing eco-social-consumeristic environment finds it difficult to fit in the society. She decides to take it hard on the people.

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Stream in the UK
  • Amazon Prime Video
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Arun Prabu Purushothaman
Genres
Drama
Starring
Aditi Balan, Shwetha Shekar, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • identity
  • isolation
  • trauma
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour4
Realism7
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Arun Prabu Purushothaman
Written by
Arun Prabu Purushothaman
Starring
Aditi Balan, Shwetha Shekar, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy, Mohammad Ali Baig, Kavitha Bharathi, Aruvi Bala, Thirunavukkarasu, Madhan Kumar Dhakshinamoorthy
Music
Devdanth Bharadwaj, Bindhu Malini
Cinematography
Shelley Calist
Runtime
122 min
Country
India
Languages
Tamil

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